Mango Tree Educational Enterprises is a private company in Uganda that develops innovative, interactive education materials and low-literacy communication tools for grassroots education. Their central mission is to provide African educators with the best tools and methods, as well as to serve as a socially responsible business model for Uganda. This embodies their vision of being a company that empowers Africa with the best educational tools possible.

Mango Tree has been with Make 12.4% Work from the beginning and actually facilitated the co-creation of the Initiative involving creative designers and young persons with disabilities. During the design process, Make 12.4% Work was thought out and some practical elements were already delivered, like the Make 12.4% Work logo. Mango Tree also designed the first promotion materials. Mango Tree continues to be with us, and think along on how to continuously refine and develop Make 12.4% Work. We are looking forward to next steps of partnering with Mango Tree.

Mango Tree uses a unique methodology since 2000, known as the Mango Tree Cycle, which uses four main principles. It focuses on understanding the needs of clients and users, applying global perspectives to local solutions, providing relevant and accessible information, and engaging in interactive teaching and learning. In order to achieve this, they use a targeted design approach and perform co-creation workshops to create an effective product that satisfies the client. They work on projects with impact, addressing social needs with their services. Mango Tree offers co-creation, tailored strategic design, storytelling, and education.

Read more about Mango Tree: http://mangotreeuganda.org